Polycom VVX 401 Quick User Manual
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- Telephones
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- Quick User Manual
This manual is also suitable for
Polycom® VVX® 400/401 and
410/411 Business Media Phone
Quick User Guide for 8x8 Virtual Oce
For use with Polycom® UC Software 4.1.4 or later.
The information in this guide applies to both the
VVX 400/401 and VVX 410/411 phones. Configurations
vary and the screen displays used in this guide may not
reflect those on your phone. See your system administrator
for more information.
www.polycom.com | 1725-49088-001 Rev. A | March 2013
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Phone Views
Your phone has three main Views: Home, Calls, and Lines
view (the default). You can access Home and Lines view at
any time. If your phone has one or more calls, you can also
access Calls view.
For Home view from any menu, press
.
Press
to alternate between Home and Lines view.
Home View
Home view displays icons you can select to access phone
functions.
You can use the right, left, up , and down arrow keys to
display more icons.
Lines View
Lines view displays phone Lines, Favorites and soft keys.
If your phone is idle, you can press the Line key to access the
Dialer.
Tip: Referring to Soft Keys
In this guide, soft keys are referred to by their name
only. For example, to end an active call, press End Call.
Calls View
If your phone has one or more calls, you can access Calls
view.
Call color indicates status:
• Dark green—Active call
• Bright blue—Incoming call
• Dark blue—Held call
Use the up and down arrow keys to select a call (highlight
it). The soft keys control the highlighted call.
Entering Data
Use the dialpad keys to enter information. To backspace,
press Backspace
.
To type with the dialpad keys, press a key repeatedly to view
the character options and stop to select.
To type other characters, press Encoding or Mode. When
using the dialpad keys, use the 1, *, 0, and # keys.
About Calls
Only one call can be active at one time.
You can use the handset, speakerphone, or headset for
calls. During a call, you can change modes by picking up the
handset, or by pressing
or .
If you navigate away from your call(s), press
to see
Active Call or Calls view again.
Tip: Switching Between Lines and Calls View
When in Calls view, switch to Lines view by pressing
More > Lines.
Switch back to Calls view by pressing More > Calls.
Placing Calls
Pick up the handset, or press or . Enter the phone
number, and press Send.
Or enter the phone number first, then press Dial, pick up the
handset, or press
or .
From Lines view: Press the phone Line key, enter the phone
number, and press Send.
From Home view: Select New Call using the left and right
arrow keys. Enter the phone number, and press Send.
Timesaver: Placing Calls Quickly
Select a recent call or Favorite, or select a contact’s
phone number in the Contact Directory.
Answering Calls
To answer with the speakerphone, press or select
Answer. To answer with the handset, pick up the handset. To
answer with a headset, press
.
To answer a new call while on an active call, press Answer.
The current call will be held.
Ending Calls
To end an active call, replace the handset, press , or press
. Or, press End Call.
To end a held call, navigate to Calls view and highlight the
held call. Press Resume, and press End Call.
Holding Calls
From Calls view, press Hold or . Remember to highlight
the call first.
To resume a held call, press Resume or
again.
Transferring Calls
From Calls view, press Transfer or , and call the other
party. When you hear the ringback tone, or after you talk
with the other party, press Transfer or
again. Press
More > More > BlindXfer to complete a transfer without
waiting for the ringback tone.
Transferring Live Calls to Voicemail
Select xfrVM during a live call, then dial the extension
number and press #.
Parking Calls
To park a live call, select Park.
• Listen to the message which identifies the extension the
call is parked on.
• Then notify the intended recipient(s).
To pick up the parked call, the recipient dials the extension
that the call was parked on.
Forwarding Calls
Tip: Use Virtual Oce for Call Forwarding
8x8 recommends using your Virtual Oce desktop
app instead of phone-based call forwarding so your
call forwarding instructions are stored online instead of
on the phone. If you set your call forwarding rules on
your phone, they will not be in eect if your phone is
disconnected from an Internet connection.
To enable online call forwarding (Virtual Oce):
• Login to your Virtual Oce desktop app.
• Select Settings then Call Forwarding, then select the My
Rules tab.
• Update your Call Forwarding Rules and press Save.
You can return to the Virtual Oce desktop app at any time
to update your Call Forwarding Rules.
To enable call forwarding (phone based):
Press Forward from Home or Lines view. Select the
forwarding type to enable, enter a forwarding number, and
press Enable.
To disable call forwarding, press Forward from Home or
Lines view, select the forwarding type to disable, and press
Disable.
To enable per-call forwarding:
As your phone rings, press Forward, enter the forwarding
number, and press Forward.
Intercom
• To intercom an extension, select Intercom from Lines
View, dial the number you wish to Intercom to and then
select Enter.
If you are receiving an intercom call, the phone rings, then
automatically connects to your speakerphone.
Paging (If Enabled)
Paging enables you to intercom to all extensions in a
predefined group at once.
• To page a group of extensions, select Paging from Lines
View, select the group you want to page, then select
Page. You can then begin speaking.
If you are receiving a paging call, the phone beeps, then
automatically connects to your speakerphone.
LCR - Last Call Return
• From Home view, select More until you see LCR.
• Then select LCR to place the call.
Placing Conference Calls
Call the first party, and after the call connects, press More,
and select Confrnc. Then, dial and connect with the second
party and press Confrnc again.
From Lines or Calls view, you can:
• Press Hold to hold all participants.
• Press End Call to remove yourself from the call, but keep
the other participants connected.
• Press Split to end the conference and hold all
participants.
Timesaver: Placing Conference Calls
If you have an active and held call, press Join to set up
a conference.
Favorites
Favorites are contacts you call most often. Your Favorites list
displays all your Favorites. A smaller number of Favorites
displays in Lines view.
• To view your Favorites list—From Home view, press
and select Directories> Favorites.
• To make a contact a Favorite—Navigate to your Contact
Directory and select the contact. Press Info, press More,
and select Add to Favorites. Press Yes to confirm.
• To dial a Favorite—Press the Favorite from Home or
Lines view, or from your Favorites list.
Viewing Recent Calls
From Lines view, do one of the following:
• Press
, select Directories, and select Recent Calls to
view your Recent Calls list.
• Press the right arrow key to view the recent Placed Calls.
• Press the left arrow key to view the recent Received Calls.
• Press the down arrow key to view the recent Missed
Calls.
• Press the up arrow key to view Favorites.
From the Recent Calls list, press More > Sort to sort and
order calls, press Type to display only certain calls, or select
a call record to call the person.
Contact Directory
To select a contact from the Contact Directory, press .
• To view your Directory—Select Directories from Home
view. Select Contact Directory on the Directory screen.
• To add a contact—Navigate to your Contact Directory
and press Add. Enter the contact’s information, and press
Save. To make a contact a Favorite, enter a Favorite Index
number.
• To update contact information— Navigate to your
Contact Directory and select the contact. Press Info,
press Edit, update the contact’s information, and press
Save.
• To delete a contact— Navigate to your Contact Directory
and select the contact. Press Info, press Delete, and
press Yes to confirm.
• To search for a contact—Navigate to your Contact
Directory and press Search. Enter search criteria and
press Search.
• To dial a contact from your Directory—Navigate to your
Contact Directory, select the contact and press Dial.
Tip: What Does the Star Mean?
A star,
, indicates a Favorite.
Corporate Directory
• To view your Corporate Directory—Select Directories
from Home view. Select Corporate Directory on the
Directory screen.
• To dial a contact from your Corporate Directory—
Navigate to your Corporate Directory, select the contact
and press Dial.
Listening to Voicemail
An envelope, , adjacent to a Line key, indicates that you
have voicemail. Select Messages from Home view or press
, and select Message Center. Press Connect and follow
the prompts.
Muting the Microphone
During a call, press so other parties can’t hear you. To
disable Mute, press
again.
This applies to calls using the handset, headset, and
speakerphone.
Using Do Not Disturb
To enable or disable ringing, press DND from Home or Lines
view. When Do Not Disturb is enabled, the DND icon,
, displays in the status bar and beside the appropriate
Line key.
Adjusting Volume
To change call volume, press during a call. To
change the ringer volume, press
when the phone is
idle or ringing.
Updating Ringtones
To change the incoming call ringtone, select Settings
from Home view, and select Basic > Ring Type. Select the
ringtone you want.
To set a ringtone for a contact, navigate to your Contact
Directory and select the contact. Press Edit, update the
contact’s ring type, and press Save.
Call Queues (If Enabled)
• To access your Call Queues: Select Applications from
Home View, then select Call Queues.
• To log into a Call Queue: Select the Log In button.
• To log out of a Call Queue: Select the Logout button.
Call Recording (If Enabled)
Recording Calls is an 8x8 Virtual Oce Pro feature, that can
be managed via your 8x8 Virtual Oce desktop app You
can record all calls or record selective calls by turning call
recording on and o using your CallRecord softkey. You will
only have a CallRecord softkey if the service is available to
you.
• To start recording a call: During a live call, select the
CallRecord softkey. A message will announce that call
recording has started.
• To end recording a call: During a live call, select the
CallRecord softkey. A message will announce that call
recording has ended.
BLF – Busy Line Field (If Enabled)
Available an optional 8x8 Power Keys add-on function, BLF
keys monitor the status of other phones:
• When a phone that a BLF key is monitoring rings, the BLF
key flashes.
• When a phone that a BLF key is monitoring is busy, the
BLF key lights up.
BLF Pickup: When a phone that a BLF key is monitoring
rings, answer (intercept) the call by pressing the BLF key.
BLF Speed Transfer: If you are on a live call, press a BLF key
to instantly transfer the call to the phone that the BLF key is
monitoring.
BLF Speed Dial: To instantly call a phone that a BLF key is
monitoring, press the BLF key.
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